Statement Conclusion Problems: Judging Arguments and Conclusions

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S: Every business strives to increase its productivity, for this increases profits for the owners and the likelihood that the business will survive. But not all efforts to increase productivity are beneficial to the business as a whole. Often, attempts to increase productivity decrease the number of employees, which clearly harms the dismissed employees as well as the sense of security of the retained employees.

Illustration: Statement Conclusion Problems: Judging Arguments and Conclusions
  • Some measures taken by a business to increase productivity fail to be beneficial to the business as a whole.
  • There is no business that does not make efforts to increase its productivity.
  • Decreasing the number of employees in a business undermines the sense of security of retained employees.

Judging Arguments and Conclusions

Question Gives Both Conclusion and Argument

Examination

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  • S: Radio said it՚s going to rain
  • C: It is going to rain
  • C. E. : Radio can be wrong

Speculation

Illustration: Speculation
  • S: There are lots of black clouds today.
  • C: It might rain.

Deduction

Illustration: Deduction
  • S: This is an example of optical illusion
  • C: It has a vase in the center, and a face matching its contour.
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Format of Question

Statement

Conclusion I:

Conclusion II:

Mention:

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Either I or II follows

D. Neither I nor II follows

E. Both Conclusion I and II follows

Examples

Statement: Standard of education in private schools is much better than Municipal schools.

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Conclusion:

I. Municipal schools should make serious efforts to improve standard of their schools.

II. All Municipal schools should be closed immediately.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Either I or II follows

D. Neither I nor II follows

Answer: A

Statement: Domestic demand is increasing faster than production of indigenous crude oil.

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Conclusion:

I. Crude oil must be imported.

II. Domestic demand should be reduced.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Either I or II follows

D. Neither I nor II follows

Answer: C

Anuradha is 12 years old. For 3 years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Anuradha has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have. What is inferred from this paragraph?

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A. Anuradha՚s parents like birds better than they like dogs.

B. Anuradha & her parents live in an apartment.

C. Anuradha does not like birds.

D. Anuradha & her parents would like to move.

Answer: B

If you՚re a fitness walker, there is no need for a commute to a health club. Your neighborhood can be your health club. You do not need a lot of equipment to get a good workout either but just a well-designed pair of athletic shoes. This paragraph best supports the statement that

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A. Fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weightlifting.

B. A membership in a health club is a poor investment.

C. Walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors.

D. Fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise

Answer: D

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